CLA-2-73:S:N:N1:117 891299
Mr. Bruce Drew
Total Logistics Resource, Inc.
P.O. Box 30419
Portland, OR 97230
RE: The tariff classification of stainless steel flanges from
India.
Dear Mr. Drew:
In your letter dated September 17, 1993, on behalf of API
International Inc., you requested a tariff classification ruling.
The products to be imported are stainless steel flanges.
These particular flanges are produced by cutting each piece from a
plate sheet of stainless steel with a cutting torch. Each piece
then has the holes drilled in the appropriate places and is
machined to remove the rough edges. These flanges are not forged,
stamped or cast.
The applicable subheading for the stainless steel flanges will
be 7307.21.50, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), which provides for tube or pipe fittings, of iron or steel,
other, of stainless steel, flanges, other. The rate of duty will
be 6.2 percent ad valorem.
Goods classifiable under subheading 7307.21.50, HTS, which are
products of India are entitled to duty free treatment under the
Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) upon compliance with all
applicable regulations.
You also ask about the applicability of Antidumping Case
number A-533-809 involving certain forged stainless steel flanges
from India. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, the
stainless steel flanges which you plan to import are not covered in
the scope of this investigation.
This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Section
177 of the Customs Regulations (19 C.F.R. 177).
A copy of this ruling letter should be attached to the entry
documents filed at the time this merchandise is imported. If the
documents have been filed without a copy, this ruling should be
brought to the attention of the Customs officer handling the
transaction.
Sincerely,
Jean F. Maguire
Area Director
New York Seaport